“i told u i was hardcore”: The Death of Brandon Vedas and the Fatal Rise of Online Substance Abuse Broadcasts

Please note this article will contain explicit discussion of drug and alcohol abuse. In Phoenix, Arizona, on the evening of 11th January 2003, Brandon Carl Vedas sat down in his bedroom, switched on his webcam, and livestreamed his own fatal overdose. The night started like any other for Vedas, then 21; at around 4pm, with […]